Social Science Research Council

"Fertility Decline, Women’s Choices in the Life Course, and Balancing Work and Family Life: Japan, the USA, and other OECD Countries" 
May 16-17, 2006, Chicago, IL

AGENDA

Tuesday, May 16

8:30 a.m.
Breakfast

9:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Introductions and Welcoming Remarks

9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Session I: General Issues
Moderator: Kazuo Yamaguchi

Can We Reverse Fertility Decline in Modern Societies?, Catherine Hakim
Discussants: Eiko Kenjoh and Sawako Shirahase

Work-Life Balance, Flexible Employment and Fertility in Japan, Machiko Osawa
Discussants: Hiromi Ono and Eiko Kenjoh

Group Discussion

12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch

1:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Session II: Preference and Psychology
Moderator: Eiko Kenjoh

Labor Force Transitions of Married Women in Japan: The Role of Human Capital, Economic Resources, and Gender Ideology, James Raymo and Su-jung Lim
Discussants: Kazuo Yamaguchi and Machiko Osawa

Women's Family Role Strain and Fertility: Does Husband's Participation in Household Work Have an Effect on Fertility?, Akihide Inaba
Discussants: Sawako Shirahase and Kazuo Yamaguchi

Group Discussion

7:00 p.m. Reception

Wednesday, May 17

8:30 a.m.
Breakfast

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Session III: Comparisons among the OECD countries
Moderator: Sawako Shirahase

New Mothers' Employment and Public Policy in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Japan, Eiko Kenjoh
Discussants: James Raymo and Catherine Hakim

On the Change in Relationship between Total Fertility Rate and Women's Labor Force Participation Rate among the OECD Countries: Two Roles of Work-Family Balancing, Kazuo Yamaguchi
Discussants: James Raymo and Hiromi Ono

Group Discussion

12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Lunch

2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Session IV: Gender, children, and inequality, Moderator: James Raymo

Mother's Work and Economic Inequality among Households with Children in Japan with Cross-national Perspective, Sawako Shirahase
Discussants: Larry Bumpass and Akihide Inaba

Divorce, Children and Gender: Income and Family Support in Japan and the United States, Hiromi Ono and Miyuki Vamadevan
Discussants: Larry Bumpass and Machiko Osawa

Group Discussion

7:00 p.m.
Dinner